The Portland daily press., 1887-04-05
Commercial and Industrial.


The Portland Packing Company have con-
tracted for 250 acres of sweet corn in Unity
and vicinity and building operations will be-
gin soon.
MANY of our citizens" says the Belfast
Journal, ARE not aware of an industry
growing up among us that.bids fair to rival
anything over started here since the decline
Of shipbuilding. We refer to Messrs. Smith.
Perry q Co.'s steam paint works where
man can 60 in, have any colOred paint de-
sired ground to order, and witness the oper-
alton. WHICH, by the way, we found very in
teresting."
In Marshfeld, Washington county. thew
are talking of building mill, to be run BY
steam power, for saving slaves, laths, shin
giles, headings, etc. An article is in the war
rant to see If the town will exempt this or
any similar industry from taxation for
term Of years.
The Machias Union says that Judging
from the immense rows and tiers Of cord
wood on the wharves and by road sides in
Jonesbor0, and estimating the product of
mills and quarries to be in output equal to
the average Of six years past, the eoasting
vessels will whiten the waters of Chambers
river with their sails frequently this season.
Speaking of the need of pulling the Shore
Line through, a Washington county paper
says: Already Calais is aglow with bright
est hopes OF future prosperity in lumber and
cotton mills, shoe factories, etc. Eastport
with It's Campobello annex, and Eastport is
worth $150,000 today more than when in its
best estate before the fire. Machiasport has
business outlook as it never before had in
It's history, while East Machias and Machias
hold out superior privileges and inyi tations
to capital to come, and Cutler, Jonesport,
JonesDoro, Millbrldge and other towns are
prospering on substantial basis"
Bridgton Leather Works are in full force.
employing large number Of hands, and
turning out great quantities of nicely finished
goods.
1t is reported that the Dustins are about
closing up their machine shop in Dexter pre-
paratory TO removing all their machinery to
Oakland. The company will have a large
capital and extensive shops, and will begin
business under the best auspices. This busi-
ness removed will make quite a difference in
Dexter, the pay roll amounting to about $1,000
per month.
Judge Bishop thinks of establishing a
water system in Newport village, to supply
its wants as well as to furnish and replenish
reservoirs for the new fire engine He pro-
poses to convey the water by means of hy-
drants from one large reservoir, the location
Of which should be near the Sawyer House
on High street. to all parts Of the village.
They are organizing a corporation at Penn
broke with capital of $4,000, in shares of
$40 each, Tor the purpose of starting a shoe
manufacturing business that will employ 100
hands. The building Q00x3O) will be located
on the Gang Saw Mill privilege"
aThe Machiasport Packing Co. are erecting
| a building on steamboat wharf at that place
| far sardine factory the size of the building
| is to be 130x35 feet. Mr. James G. Young.
| recently of the firm of Simpson Il Young.
| Jonesport, will be general superintendent ,of
| operations at the factory.
| The demand for the production OF the
| Camden manufactures will cause the build
ing of two woolen mills there Another in
| dustry that is to be started at an early day
is the building of mill for the manufacture
| OF ladies' dress goods. Prominent Camden
| gentlemen are interested in it. The capital
is to be placed at 100000 They are to or
ganize the 10th day of April. The location
OF the mill will be one-half mile from the
center OF the village, at what is known as
Gonld's Mills, on Megunticook steam. 1t
| VIII be three-set mill. Stock has already
been pledged to secure the success of the
| enterprise.
At the old Highland quarry near Schoodic
Lake, in Brownville, now worked by the
| Williams Slate Company, slate is worked
into many useful articles for. which. hereto
fore other materials have been used The
slate is sawed and planed with apparently
as much ease as ordinary pine lumber, and
with much less noise. The principal arti-
| cles made Of the slate are: sinks, school
boards (blackboards), drain covers, counters.
mantels, shelves for refrigerators, lamp bot
| toms, and even inkstands.